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dbase_replace_record
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
dbase_replace_record — Replaces a record in a database
Description
Replaces the given record in the database with the given data.
Parameters
- dbase_identifier
-
The database link identifier, returned by dbase_open() or dbase_create().
- record
-
An indexed array of data. The number of items must be equal to the number of fields in the database, otherwise dbase_replace_record() will fail.
Note: If you're using dbase_get_record() return value for this parameter, remember to reset the key named deleted.
- record_number
-
An integer which spans from 1 to the number of records in the database (as returned by dbase_numrecords()).
Return Values
Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
Examples
Example #1 Updating a record in the database
<?php
// open in read-write mode
$db = dbase_open('/tmp/test.dbf', 2);
if ($db) {
// gets the old row
$row = dbase_get_record_with_names($db, 1);
// remove the 'deleted' entry
unset($row['deleted']);
// Update the date field with the current timestamp
$row['date'] = date('Ymd');
// Replace the record
dbase_replace_record($db, $row, 1);
dbase_close($db);
}
?>
